The first time I had to pump my own gas, I fumbled my way through fueling up my car, carefully reading all the warning stickers at the pump and near my gas tank, worried that the slightest mishap would result in a fiery explosion.

Not fun.

Phrases such as “Real women don’t pump gas.” were the usual for that time, 25 years ago. When we ran into trouble, we wrung our hands helplessly and out of self-preservation, flattered whomever deigned to help us in hopes that they’d be a help rather than a danger.

Now jump ahead to 2014 when I’m a mother to two girls and you’d better believe I’m going to make sure that they can not only pump their own gas, but also change their own tires in an emergency, instead of waiting helplessly by the side of the road in hopes that the passerby pulling over to help them isn’t a predator!

Below is a helpful visual guide for changing a car tire. Personally, I’ve never changed one before and if I’d had to do so before reading this infographic, I’d probably have felt just as awkward and unsure as I did the first time I had to pump my own gas.

This is a great visual guide to changing a tire! Only thing I would change is to loosen the nuts a little before you jack up the car. Sometimes the dealer will put them on really tight and it may knock the car off the jack if you have to pull super hard. Thanks for sharing!Brian recently posted..Hello world!